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PostMarch 5, 2017

Greenhouse gases will continue to cause damage centuries after we stop using them

The effects of short-term greenhouse gases will cause sea-levels to rise for centuries after they have cleared from the atmosphere, says new research.
The research conducted by MIT and Simon Fraser University has found that even if carbon emissions were to cease entirely, the effects on sea-levels and atmospheric warming would continue for over 1,000 years. 

Find out more about this integral research here. 
 

by ClimateX Team
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